The Non - League thread

[Royals and Racers]

Few early season dates.
FA Cup
Sat 8th August extra preliminary round
Sat 22nd August preliminary round
Sat 5th September 1st qualifying
Sat 19th September 2nd Qualifying
Sat 3rd October 3rd qualifying
Sat 17th October 4th qualifying

FA Trophy
Sat 15th August preliminary round
Sat 29th August 1st round qualifying
Sat 12th September 2nd round qualifying
Sat 26th September 3rd round qualifying
Sat 24th October 1st round proper

FA Vase
Sat 15th August 1st round qualifying
Sat 12th September 2nd round qualifying
Sat 10th October 1st round proper
Sat 31st October 2nd round proper

[Double C]

WOW!!!! BIG NEWS!!!!!!

Se Dons take over the ground of VCD Athletic

[Royals and Racers]

Entries into FA Cup, Trophy and Vase.
Draws out this Friday
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Draws
FA Cup Extra preliminary round
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FA Cup Preliminary round
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FA Trophy preliminary round
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FA Trophy 1st round qualifying draw.
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FA Vase 1st round qualifying draw
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FA Vase 2nd round qualifying draw
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[Royals and Racers]

Another manager change at Bracknell as Carl Davies has gone along with assistant Sean Miles.

[Sutekh]

Opening day fixtures in the NATIONAL LEAGUE divisions

August 8th, 2026
Altrincham v Southend United
Boreham Wood v Tamworth
Boston United v Aldershot Town
Carlisle United v Worthing
Eastleigh v Gateshead
Forest Green Rovers v Halifax Town
Fylde v Wealdstone
Harrogate Town v Solihull Moors
Hartlepool United v Barrow
Hornchurch v Kidderminster Harriers
Scunthorpe United v Yeovil Town
Woking v Sutton United
NORTH
AFC Telford United v Brackley Town
Buxton v Hereford
Chorley v Chester
Darlington v Worksop Town
Hebburn Town v Southport
King's Lynn Town v Harborough Town
Marine v Macclesfield
Merthyr Town v Hednesford Town
Morecambe v Spennymoor Town
Oxford City v Bedford Town
Radcliffe v Spalding United
Scarborough Athletic v South Shields
SOUTH
Billericay Town v Dover Athletic
Braintree Town v Tonbridge Angels
Dorking Wanderers v Dagenham & Redbridge
Farnham Town v AFC Totton
Folkestone Invicta v Walton & Hersham
Hemel Hempstead Town v Chelmsford City
Maidstone United v Farnborough
Salisbury v Hampton & Richmond Borough
Slough Town v Ebbsfleet United
Torquay United v Horsham
Truro City v Maidenhead United
Weston-super-Mare v Chesham United

[Sutekh]

Isthmian League opening day fixtures (note that many sides at tier 8 (step 4) will be playing FA Cup/Trophy games on the opening weekends of the league season.

August 8, 2026

Isthmian Premier

AFC Whyteleafe v Carshalton Athletic
Aveley v Eastbourne Borough
Brentwood Town v Burgess Hill Town
Cheshunt v Stanway Rovers
Dulwich Hamlet v Maldon & Tiptree
Lewes v Enfield Town
Ramsgate v Leatherhead
St. Albans v Chatham Town
Three Bridges v Dartford
Welling United v Whitehawk
Wingate & Finchley v Cray Wanderers

Isthmian North

AFC Sudbury v Hashtag United
Canvey Island v Gorleston
Redbridge v Felixstowe & Walton

Isthmian South Central

AFC Portchester v Westfield
Harrow Borough v Jersey Bulls
Moneyfields v Southall
Winchester City v Egham Town

Isthmian South East

AFC Croydon Athletic v Sittingbourne
Cray Valley PM v Margate

The Southern League has yet to reveal their fixtures.

[Royals and Racers]

Isthmian League opening day fixtures (note that many sides at tier 8 (step 4) will be playing FA Cup/Trophy games on the opening weekends of the league season.

August 8, 2026

Isthmian Premier

AFC Whyteleafe v Carshalton Athletic
Aveley v Eastbourne Borough
Brentwood Town v Burgess Hill Town
Cheshunt v Stanway Rovers
Dulwich Hamlet v Maldon & Tiptree
Lewes v Enfield Town
Ramsgate v Leatherhead
St. Albans v Chatham Town
Three Bridges v Dartford
Welling United v Whitehawk
Wingate & Finchley v Cray Wanderers

Isthmian North

AFC Sudbury v Hashtag United
Canvey Island v Gorleston
Redbridge v Felixstowe & Walton

Isthmian South Central

AFC Portchester v Westfield
Harrow Borough v Jersey Bulls
Moneyfields v Southall
Winchester City v Egham Town

Isthmian South East

AFC Croydon Athletic v Sittingbourne
Cray Valley PM v Margate

The Southern League has yet to reveal their fixtures.

Southern league today at 1pm

[RFCMod]

Another manager change at Bracknell as Carl Davies has gone along with assistant Sean Miles.

That went well

[Royals and Racers]

Another manager change at Bracknell as Carl Davies has gone along with assistant Sean Miles.

Bracknell appoint Yateley Utd’s Manager Adam Hopkins.

[Sutekh]

Another manager change at Bracknell as Carl Davies has gone along with assistant Sean Miles.

Bracknell appoint Yateley Utd’s Manager Adam Hopkins.

As seems always the case with Bracknell, Adam has been with them previously in a number of roles. He has also managed Sandhurst and Holyport. However last season he got Yateley promoted to step 5 via the play offs and got them into the FACup so at least there is some merit to the appointment.

Not sure why Sean Miles and Carl Davies left yesterday as they turned Bracknell round from what seemed to be relegation certainties to safe mid table obscurity and had apparently renewed their deals last season. Interestingly Bracknell have cancelled their preseason friendly with Worthing on Saturday so I wonder what’s going on over there.

And here are the opening day fixtures for the Southern League:

Southern League Premier Division Central

Anstey Nomads v Leiston
Bury Town v Halesowen Town
Kettering Town v Alvechurch
Needham Market v Bromsgrove Sporting
Racing Club Warwick v Peterborough Sports
Real Bedford v Leamington
Redditch United v Leighton Town
Rushall Olympic v Hitchin Town
Stourbridge v Stamford
Worcester City v Stratford Town

Southern League Premier Division South

Basingstoke Town v Evesham United
Berkhamsted v Havant & Waterlooville
Chichester City v Poole Town
Frome Town v Wimborne Town
Gloucester City v Chertsey Town
Hanworth Villa v Taunton Town
Malvern Town v Hanwell Town
Plymouth Parkway v Bracknell Town
Sholing v Bath City
Uxbridge v Chippenham Town
Yate Town v Gosport Borough

Southern League Division One Central

Biggleswade Town v Ware
Potters Bar Town v Hertford Town
Thame United v Royston Town

Southern League Division One South

Bishops Cleeve v Banbury United
Hungerford Town v Tiverton Town
Shaftesbury v Bishop’s Stortford
Weymouth v Dorchester Town

The Premier South looks hard to see past Gloucester, Chippenham and Bath for anyone else getting a look in at promotion.

[Lighthouse]

Another manager change at Bracknell as Carl Davies has gone along with assistant Sean Miles.

Bracknell appoint Yateley Utd’s Manager Adam Hopkins.

As seems always the case with Bracknell, Adam has been with them previously in a number of roles. He has also managed Sandhurst and Holyport. However last season he got Yateley promoted to step 5 via the play offs and got them into the FACup so at least there is some merit to the appointment.

Not sure why Sean Miles and Carl Davies left yesterday as they turned Bracknell round from what seemed to be relegation certainties to safe mid table obscurity and had apparently renewed their deals last season. Interestingly Bracknell have cancelled their preseason friendly with Worthing on Saturday so I wonder what’s going on over there.

And here are the opening day fixtures for the Southern League:

Southern League Premier Division Central

Anstey Nomads v Leiston
Bury Town v Halesowen Town
Kettering Town v Alvechurch
Needham Market v Bromsgrove Sporting
Racing Club Warwick v Peterborough Sports
Real Bedford v Leamington
Redditch United v Leighton Town
Rushall Olympic v Hitchin Town
Stourbridge v Stamford
Worcester City v Stratford Town

Southern League Premier Division South

Basingstoke Town v Evesham United
Berkhamsted v Havant & Waterlooville
Chichester City v Poole Town
Frome Town v Wimborne Town
Gloucester City v Chertsey Town
Hanworth Villa v Taunton Town
Malvern Town v Hanwell Town
Plymouth Parkway v Bracknell Town
Sholing v Bath City
Uxbridge v Chippenham Town
Yate Town v Gosport Borough

Southern League Division One Central

Biggleswade Town v Ware
Potters Bar Town v Hertford Town
Thame United v Royston Town

Southern League Division One South

Bishops Cleeve v Banbury United
Hungerford Town v Tiverton Town
Shaftesbury v Bishop’s Stortford
Weymouth v Dorchester Town

The Premier South looks hard to see past Gloucester, Chippenham and Bath for anyone else getting a look in at promotion.

Think I would add Havant into the promotion mix. A front line if they stay fit of Macallum and Seger should score plenty